Igniter for inflammable liquids.



J. GREER.

IGNITER FOR INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION mzu SEPT. 19. 1914.

Patented July 4, 1916 JAMES GBEER, 0F KEARNEY, NEl/V J ERSEY IGNITEB FOR INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

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Application filed September 19, 1914. Serial 210.882352.

To all whom it may cone/ 2 n lie it known that I, Janus (hunch. a eitizeu of the United States, residing at Kearney, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey. have invented a new and useful linprorexnent in lgruiters t'or Inllannuahle liiuuii'ls. of which the Following is a specification.

This invention relates to'igniters or burners used in eonneetion with runs from which a volatile inflammable liquid is set afire as it is poured out. Cans provided with such burners or igniters are used for removing ice and snow from switches and man lioie eovers and for other purposes.

The ohjeetof this invention is to provide an iguiter or hurner by which the stream of liquid issuing from the same is thoroughly' ignited, het'ore falling upon the ice. snow or other object and which insures the complete combustion oi the liquid so that no part oi the same is lost or wasted. and further to reinler such igniter or burner simple. in construetion and eli'eotive and safe in use.

in the aeemiuianyin; drawings: Figure l is an elevation of a can provided with this improved igniter. Fig. 2 is a rertiral longitudinal section of the igniter. on an enlarged seale. Fig. is an end \lQW and Fig. -l is a plan view of the same.

l0 represents the run which may he of any suitable emistructiou and is provided near its bottom with a pouringpipo or spout l] which extends in a substantially horizontal direction from the. can. This pipe is provided near the run with a eheek valve 12 for preventing lHlCliWlllTl liow ot' the liquid and with a stop eoelc 13. The can is provided with a handle i which preferably extends forwardly beyond the can and is eonneeted with the pouring; pipe by an oblique hraee 15.

The igniter or burner is secured to the discharge end of the pouring pipe in any suitable manner and eomprises an elongated ehaniher 1G Inning between its ends a raised portion 17 and at its front end a well 19 adapted to reeei ve a wiel: oi ashestos or other suit-ahlo material. The top plate of the trout portion of the ignite! is provided tiilUVP the well with a short depending ('ollar 19 in whieh the wick is seated. The front portion of the. igniter eon'iprisingz the well and wiek tuhe t'ornis a pilot! lanip whieh is kept filled with the liquid and whieh maintains a constant pilot flame.

20 a battle or partition rising from the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentei'i July Mi fit-"Q bottom plate of the igniter near the well and 2t is a halite or partition depending from the top plate of the igniter near the front, wall of the raised portion thereof. These staggered hatlles preventthe. flame from striking hack from the well through the igni tor. i

is a discharge nozzle which seeured horizontally in the front "wall of the raised portion 1? of the igniiter near the top of that wall and whieh is provided with a cl. tiVCl) small discharge orifice 2 prert-rahly about one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter. through which the liquid is delii stream which projected through the la-ire rising from the wick. as indicated in Ii ig, 1.

The pilot flame burns constantly and nites the stream of liquid which is delir by the nozzle and ignites the stroai'n t ougrl'ily so that the liquid isfully abla're a non it falls upon the snow, ice or other oiwjeet. thereby preventing the fire from being tinguished by the chilling" elteet of too wow or ice and insuring: the complete eoznh; .siiOil and utilization of the liquidr 233 and 26 represent staggered lirlillefi or partitions which are arranged in the rear portion of the igniter between the raised portion 1? and the rear wall 27 thereof and. whieh prevent the Home from striking hark through the rear portion of the igniter.

28 represents a plug which closes an opening formed. in the bottom of the igniter for removing sand used in casting the same and for giving aeeess to the igniter for cleaning.

In using, this device for pouring a. bumin; liquid upon the ice or snow on a switch or other ohjeet. the liquid flows from the pouring pipe through the igniter and fills all parts thereof by gravity, particularly when the pipe and igniter are held in a forwardly deseending position, as is usually the ease.

This improved igniter is safe and convenient in use, prevents the waste of liquid by reason of incomplete eoinhusion, and is very ell'eetire in melting snow or ice.

Ielaim as my invention:

1. The eolnhination with a can. for 0ontainin; an inf'lannnahle liquid and apouring pipe, which extends from the can and through which the liquid is adapted to be poured. of an iguiter secured to thefront end of said pipe and comprising a. chamber having; a pilot lamp at its front end, anl a raised disehargo nozzle arranged on said chamber at a sufficient distance in rear of said lam to prevent the flame of the lamp from car onizing the liquid on said nozzle and adapted to project said liquid from said chamber forwardly in a stream through the flame of said lamp.

2. An igniter for an inflammable liquid comprising a main chamber having a pilot lamp at its front end, a nozzle chamber extending upwardly from said main chamber, and a discharge nozzle arranged in the front wall of said nozzle chamber and adapted to project said liquid forwardly from said nozzle chamber through the flame of said lamp. 1

3. Anigniter for an inflammable liquid comprising a chamber having a pilot lamp at its front end, baflles arranged at intervals in said chamber, and a raised discharge nozzle arranged on said chamber in rear of said lamp.

4. An igniter for an inflammable liquid comprising a main chamber having a pilot lamp at its front end. haflles arranged at intervals in said main chamber, a nozzle chamber extending upwardly from said main chamber, and a discharge nozzle arranged in the front wall of said nozzle chamber and adapted to project said liquid forwardly from'said nozzle chamber through the flame of said lamp. v

5. Anigniter for an inflammable liquid comprising a main chamber having at its front end a well and a wick tube above said well, a raised nozzle chamber extending upwardly from said main chamber in rear of said well, a nozzle inthe front wall of said nozzle chamber, and means at its rear end for connection with a pouring pipe.

6. An igniter for an inflammable liquid comprising a main chamber having at its front end a well and a wick tube above said well, a raised nozzle chamber extending upwardly from said main chamber in rear of said well, a nozzle in the front wall of said nozzle chamber, means at the rear end of said main chamber for connection with a pouring pipe, and battles arranged at intervals in said main chamber between said well and the rear end of said chamber.

7. The combination with a can for con- 'taining an inflammable liquid and a poursubscribing witnesses. I

' JAMES GREER. Witnesses:

\V. B. Venn-manna, BURT T. ANDERSON. 

